Nonstop flight route between Périgueux, France and Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX), Périgueux, France and Gold Coast Airport (OOL), Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,536 miles (or 16,956 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Périgueux - Bassillac Airport and Gold Coast Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Périgueux - Bassillac Airport and Gold Coast Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PGX / |
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Location: | Périgueux, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°11'50"N by 0°48'55"E |
Area Served: | Périgueux, France |
Operator/Owner: | Mairie de Périgueux |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 328 feet (100 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PGX |
More Information: | PGX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OOL / YBCG |
Airport Name: | Gold Coast Airport |
Location: | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°9'53"S by 153°30'17"E |
Area Served: | Gold Coast, Queensland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OOL |
More Information: | OOL Maps & Info |
Facts about Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX):
- In addition to being known as "Périgueux - Bassillac Airport", other names for PGX include "Aéroport de Bassillac - Périgueux" and "LFBX".
- The closest airport to Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX) is Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SSW of PGX.
- Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX) has 2 runways.
- Because of Périgueux - Bassillac Airport's relatively low elevation of 328 feet, planes can take off or land at Périgueux - Bassillac Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (meaning Périgueux - Bassillac Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,272 miles (19,749 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Gold Coast Airport (OOL):
- By 2009 Jetstar began flying at least twice daily to the Japanese cities of Tokyo and Osaka.
- Gold Coast Airport handled 5,261,773 passengers last year.
- In 2003 GCAPL was taken over by Queensland Airports Limited and today also own and operate Mount Isa Airport and Townsville Airport.
- On 13 August 2012 Qantas announced that it will return to Gold Coast, flying from Sydney three times daily using a Boeing 737-800.
- On 1 January 1988 the airport ownership was transferred from the government to the Federal Airports Corporation.
- It is anticipated that a railway station will be constructed at the airport when the Gold Coast Line is extended.
- On 16 May 2007, the runway extension was officially inaugurated by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport, the Hon Mark Vaile MP.
- Gold Coast Airport (OOL) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,905 miles (19,159 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
- Because of Gold Coast Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Gold Coast Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In 1990 the airport welcomed its first international charter service from New Zealand, and by 1999 Air New Zealand low-cost subsidiary Freedom Air started scheduled no-frills service from Hamilton, New Zealand with Boeing 737s.
- The closest airport to Gold Coast Airport (OOL) is Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) S of OOL.